1980Final results
1980 election for California Senate District 33
California State Senate · California
William Campbell (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Epple (D) by 45.7 points.
William CampbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%133,740
Bob EppleDemocrat
27.1%49,823
183,563 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET